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EME·EMCOR Group, Inc.

$754.10
+12.78 (+1.72%)
Market Closed (Overnight)$754.16+0.06 (+0.01%)
High
$757.91
Open
$748.54
Market Cap
32.81B
52W High
$955.44
Low
$746.96
P. Close
$754.10
P/E
22.80
52W Low
$564.92
Fwd P/E
20.52
DailyIQ Est.
$1062.24
Inst. Ownership
41.3%
Short Interest
2.16%
Days to Cover
2.6
Technical Score (1D)
27
SELL
News Sentiment
59
BULLISH
EME’s 2026 guidance was recently lifted, driven by a record backlog of performance‑obligation work and a surge in data‑center demand, which the company cites as the main catalyst for the upgrade. The raise signals management’s confidence that the large‑scale project pipeline will continue to generate cash flow, a factor that should support the stock over the next 1–10 trading days as the backlog translates into revenue. The guidance hike also comes after a strong Q2 earnings beat that saw earnings quadruple over five years, reinforcing the narrative that EME’s operating leverage is expanding. In addition, the company’s disciplined execution and recent acquisitions have helped it maintain near‑zero debt and a steady dividend, providing a low‑risk backdrop for the upside. The raised outlook is tempered by lingering labor‑cost and industrial‑cyclicality risks, which could dampen momentum if project timelines shift. Investors should watch the next earnings release for any further guidance revisions and for updates on the backlog’s conversion into booked revenue. A close eye on labor‑cost trends and any signs of project delays will be key to assessing whether the upgraded guidance holds. Finally, the continued institutional buying—evidenced by a 92.6% institutional ownership—suggests that large investors remain bullish, but any sudden shift in ownership could influence short‑term liquidity.
Earnings Summary
EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME) is a leading provider of essential infrastructure and facilities services, primarily operating in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company specializes in the design, installation, and maintenance of critical electrical and mechanical systems, including power generation, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection, positioning it within the engineering and construction sector of the broader industrials industry. In recent quarters, EME has demonstrated robust growth: Q4 2024 EPS of $6.32 beat the $5.76 estimate while revenue reached $3.77 billion, and Q4 2025 EPS of $7.19 surpassed the $6.75 estimate with revenue of $4.51 billion against a $4.33 billion estimate. The trend continued into 2026, with Q2 EPS of $9.06 exceeding the $7.30 estimate and revenue of $5.15 billion versus a $4.76 billion estimate, indicating accelerating earnings and top‑line momentum. Historically, EME has maintained a consistent upward trajectory, with YoY revenue growth of 14% over five years and EPS jumps of 34.8% YoY in the latest quarter, while frequently beating analyst expectations in the majority of recent quarters. Recent news highlights a record $17.14 billion revenue pipeline and a 34.8% YoY EPS jump driven by AI‑data‑center demand, underscoring the company’s exposure to high‑margin infrastructure projects. Investors should watch for guidance updates in the upcoming earnings release, particularly any revisions to capital allocation or cost‑control metrics, as well as changes in the project pipeline and labor cost trends that could influence profitability. Key will be monitoring backlog updates, regulatory or macro‑economic shifts that affect construction spending, and any adjustments to dividend or capital strategy that may signal the company’s confidence in sustaining growth.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$5.26$6.34$7.41$8.48$9.56Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$8.33 - -
Q2'26$7.30$9.06+24.2%
Q4'25$6.75$7.19+6.5%
Q4'24$5.76$6.32+9.8%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$3.5B$4.0B$4.5B$5.0B$5.5BQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$5.2B - -
Q2'26$4.8B$5.2B+8.4%
Q4'25$4.3B$4.5B+4.3%
Q4'24 - $3.8B -

Market Data

EME Stock Snapshot

SELL27/100
$754.16+$0.06 (0.0%)
Market cap
32.81B
P/E ratio
22.8
Day range
$746.96 – $757.91
News sentiment
59/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$1033.29 (+37.0%)
Consensus
Strong Buy · 17 analysts
52-week range+33.5% off low · -21.1% from high
$564.92$955.44
Price $754.16 DailyIQ Est. $1062.24

The chart on EME has not stabilised: price is in the middle of its 52-week range and the trend is still down. Sector peers are worth watching - large caps in Industrials tend to move together on rotation.

Behaviour On Record

What EME's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
35.0% 81st pct
Below its peak
-21.4%
vs 200-day average
-2.2%
Up days (1y)
55%

EMCOR Group, Inc. is currently running 35.0% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against EME's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 81st percentile elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 24.6%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

EME is trading -21.4% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -16.9%, and the deepest was -46.1% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -2.2% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 18th percentile a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year EME closed higher on 55% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On September specifically: over 13 years of records, EME finished the month higher 5 of 13 times, with a median return of -1.5% and an average of -0.3%. Its strongest month historically has been October at +4.5% on average, its weakest December at -0.8%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: EME has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 173 of 3,268 sessions (5.3% of the time), with the largest gaps running +7.2% and -10.2%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-09-05 and 2026-09-03, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against EME's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of EME's sector?

EMCOR Group, Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 11th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (improving).

Sector rank
#11 of 11
Sector state
Improving
Sector rotation score
20

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for EME?

CallsPuts

For EMCOR Group, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 13 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.51), with at-the-money implied volatility around 38.7%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±7.3% move by that expiry — a range of about $713.47–$825.37.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
1.51
ATM implied volatility
38.7%
Total open interest
1,049
Expected move by 2026-09-18
±7.3% ($713.47–$825.37)

EME Competitive Positioning

EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME) is tracked alongside these names in Engineering & Construction on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.